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A Study on the Possibility of Blockchain Technology Adoption in the Logistics Industry

물류산업 내 블록체인 기술 도입 가능성 연구

  • Kye, Dong Min (Dept. of Logistics, The Korea Transport Institute) ;
  • Hur, Sung Ho (Graduate school of logistics, Incheon National University)
  • 계동민 (한국교통연구원 물류연구본부) ;
  • 허성호 (인천대학교 동북아물류대학원)
  • Received : 2022.01.12
  • Accepted : 2022.02.15
  • Published : 2022.04.30
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Abstract

With the recent progress of the 4th industrial revolution, the logistics industry is also making efforts to introduce smart logistics, and various attempts are being made to spread logistics informatization, which is the core of smart logistics. Among these, blockchain technology is considered as a technology that will contribute to the spread of logistics informatization and is being applied to various fields. Accordingly, in this study, to discuss the applicability of blockchain technology to the logistics industry, the characteristics of blockchain technology were defined, related cases were reviewed, and a survey was conducted on the possibility of application in the industry. Blockchain technology can be defined as having the characteristics of economic feasibility, speed, transparency in terms of work efficiency, and scalability, decentralization (decentralization), reliability (security) in terms of added value creation. It was confirmed that many are being introduced in the fields of distribution, finance, personal information, and public services. As a result of the survey on the logistics industry, it was confirmed that the level of informatization of the logistics industry had entered the stage of generating profits by using information, but the industry was passive in sharing and utilizing information due to concerns about information leakage. Nevertheless, the awareness and expectation of the need for informatization is high, and it is expected that the informatization of the logistics industry and realizing smart logistics based on it will advance one step further with the introduction of blockchain technology in the future.

최근 4차 산업혁명의 진행과 함께 물류 산업계도 스마트물류 전환을 위해 노력하고 있으며 선행 조건인 물류정보화 확산을 위해 다양한 시도를 하고 있다. 이러한 가운데 블록체인 기술은 정보화 확산에 이바지할 기술로 여겨지며 다양한 분야에 적용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 국내 물류산업에 블록체인 기술 적용 가능성을 논하기 위해 블록체인 기술의 특성을 정의하고 관련 사례들을 검토하였으며 산업계를 대상으로 활용 가능성에 대한 설문조사를 수행하였다. 블록체인 기술은 업무 효율성 측면의 경제성, 신속성, 투명성과 부가가치 창출 측면의 확장성, 탈중개성, 신뢰성의 특징이 있는 것으로 정의할 수 있으며 물류산업과 연관이 있는 운송, 유통, 금융, 개인정보관리, 공공서비스 등의 분야에 대한 도입이 시도되고 있는 것을 확인하였다. 국내 물류 산업계를 대상으로 한 설문조사 결과 정보화 수준은 정보활용 단계에 진입한 것으로 파악되지만, 정보유출 우려로 정보의 공유와 활용에는 소극적인 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 그럼에도 불구하고 정보화 필요성에 대한 인식과 기대가 높아 향후 블록체인 기술의 도입을 계기로 물류산업 정보화 및 이에 기반한 스마트화가 한단계 발전할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

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Acknowledgement

본 논문은 「블록체인 기반의 물류정책·서비스 선진화 연구」 (한국교통연구원, 2019)의 내용 일부를 요약 및 활용하여 작성되었습니다.

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